Strainer and separator for gasolene-supply.



SGHBBLER.

STRAINER AND SEPARATOR FOR GASOLENB SUPPLY.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1909.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. SGHEBLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at. Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Strainers and Separators for Gasolene-Supply, of which the following is a specification. I I

In the use of gasolene in automobiles it is found that most all commercial gasolene contains some sediment,some light floating particles, and some water, all of which are deleterious to the proper action of the carburetor. It has heretofore been proposed to provide the supply tank, or supply line, with means by which these foreign matters would be separated from the gasolene but, so far as I am aware, those commercially in useare of such character that the constant jolting of the tank causes a slopping of the water relative to the gasolene in such a way that there is a continual remixture of the separated water from the body-of'the gasolene and a consequent reentrance of the lighter portions of the foreign solids and some of the water into the gasolene as it passes to the carbureter. 7 a

The object of my present invention is to produce a simple and readily applied deviceby means of which the water and other foreign matters may be separated from the gasolene, the construction being such that the water passes into the chamber which is independent of and separated from the main body ofthe gasolene. Theconstruction is also suchthat the device may be readily inserted into the supply line between the tank and the carbureter. v

The accompanying drawing, which is a vertical section, illustrates an embodiment of my invention.

In the drawings, 10 indicates a main body 1 having a main chamber 11 provided with an outlet 12 in which is mounted a suitable coupling nipple 13. Extending into the mam body 10 but separated from the chain-' ber 11, is an entrance passage 14 the entrance end of which is equipped with a coupling nipple 15 likethe' nipple' 13, the two nipples 13 and 15 being preferably such as to permit attachment to a supply line'- 1 without the necessity of threading the ends thereof, thus makin it possible, in existing machines, to cut a sort section of the su ly line out of the middle thereof, and y rst withdrawing the two nipples 13 a d i the n p Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Nov, 9, 1 Application filed May 22, 1909. Serial No. 497,635.

the separated ends of the pipeline. The main body 10 may be brought between the nipples 13 and 15 and'the packin gaskets 16 brought'down upon the unthrea ed ends of the supply line by means of the glandsl'l.

Arranged inthe center of-chamber 11 is a of the chamber 11 and is provided with a central passage 22 which, at itsupper end, communicates with the passage 14.

Surrounding the lower open end of the chamber 11 is an annular shoulder 23 and inside of said shoulder is an annular seat 24% adapted to receive a screen 25 which thus extends across the open lower end of chamber 11, said screen'being centrally erforated so as to fit the post 21 closely. suitable packin ring 26 is laid upon the screen 24 inside 0 shoulder 23 in order to make a tight joint.

Sleeved upon post 21 is a separator bod 31 which, at its upper end, is provided wit a cup-shaped flange 32 which thus forms a chamber 33 below screen ,25. At-an intermediate point 34, the separator'body 31 closely fits the post 21 and formed through said post, atthe bottom of chamber 33 are openings 35 which forma communication between passage 22 and chamber 33.

The se arator body 31, below the part 34, is forms into a water-receiving chamber 36 and passages 37 are formed through post 21 in order to form a communication between passage 22 and chamber 33.

upon the main body and slipping them upon 3 hollow post 21 which extends downward out The separator body 31, below the part 34,,

is formed into a water-receiving chamber 3.6

and passages 37 are formed through post 21 in order to form a communication between passage 22 and said chamber'36. The lower end of post 21 is threaded at 38 in order to receive the threaded portion 39 of a drain cock. 41 said drain coc'k being provided with a shoulder 42 adapted to engage the lower end of the separator body 31 and driveit tightly at its upper -end,--against shoulder 23 and acking 26. a

It wi l be readily understood that a very great variety-of details of construction for assembling the various parts might be adopted without in any way departing from the spirit of my invention. I

In operation, gasolene will flow through 'nd passage 14 into thepassage 22' from thence through passages 35 chamber BBand through passages 3? 20 several parts may be very readily withency of all of the solids will be to gather in the assage 22 below passage 37 so that, when t e stop cock is opened, the head of liquid above the solids will serve to wash said solids out thoroughly and completely. It will also be noticed that, without removing the structure from the supply line, the

drawn for inspection, cleansing and replacement by merely unscrewing the stop cock 41. It will also be noticed that, no matter how much water may gather in chamber 36, and no matter how much jolting of the structure there may be, there is no possibility of I the water, after once having been separated from the gasolene, from being splashed back into and intermingled with the primary supply of gasolene which is passing from chamor 33 through the screen to the carbureter.

I claim as my invention: 1. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having inlet and outlet openings, a hollow post communicating with the inlet passage, 'a screen arranged between the outlet from said post and: the outlet from the main body, a water chamber arranged below 40 said screen, and a cock for opening and closing the water chamber.

2. 'A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having mlet and outlet openings, a hollow post communicating with the inlet passage, a screen arranged between the outet from said post and the outlet from the main body, a water chamber arranged below said-screen, a partition separating said water chamber from the screen chamber, and a cock for opening and closing the water chamber.

3. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having a main chamber, a hollow post carried by the main body and projecting from the lower end of said chamber, a screen surrounding the said post and arranged ilrthe lower end of said chamber, a separator body surrounding said post, said separator body cooperating with the lower end of the main chamber to close the same and said separator body com rising a water chamber, and a stop cock or closingthe lower end of said water chamber, the said hollow post having communicating passages forming communication from the interior thereof to a chamber below the screen and to the water chamber.

4. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body havin a main chamber with an outlet passage, a ollow post carried by said main body and projecting downwardly beyond the open end of the main chamber and having an inlet passage therethrough, a screen arranged across theopen lower end of the main chamber, a separator body sleeved upon the hollow post and engaging said post at an intermediate point, said separator body having a cup-shaped flange at its upper end to cooperate with the lower end of the main chamber of the main body and forming a chamber below the screen, and also having a water chamber surrounding the hollow. post, the said hollow post having passages giving access to the chamber below the screen at a point immediately above the point of intermediate engagen'icnt of the separator body with the hollow post, and also having passages cormnunicating from the interior of the post to the water chamber, and a stop-cock closing the lower end of the hollow post and the water chamber, said stop cock having threaded engagement with the hollow post and engaging the separator body to hold the same in place.

5. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having a main chamber with an outlet passage, a hollow post carried by said mam bodyand prO ectmg downwardl r beyond the open end of the main chamber and having an inlet passage therethrough, a screen arranged across the open lower end of the main chamber, a separator body sleeved upon the hollow post, said separator body having a cup-shaped flange at its upper end to cotiperate with the lower end of the main chamber of the main body and forming a chamber below the screen, and also having a water chamber surrounding the hollow post, the said hollow post having passages giving access to the chamber below the screen, and also having passages communicating from the interior of the post to the water chamber, and a stop-clock closing the lower end of the hollow post and the water chamber.

6. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having a main chamber with an outlet passage, a hollow post carried by said main body and projecting downwardly beyond the open end of the main chamber and having an inlet passage therethrough, a screen aranged across the open lower end of the main chamber, a separator body sleeved upon the hollow post, said separator body having a cup-shaped flange at its upper end to cooperate with the lower end of the main chamber of the main body and forming a chamber below the screen, and also having a water chamber surrounding the hollow post, the said hollow post having passages 7. A separator and strainer, comprising a main body having a main chamber with an' outlet passage, a hollow post carried by said main body and projecting downwardly beyond the open end of the main chamber and having an inlet passage therethrough, a screen arranged across the open lower end of the main chamber, a separator body sleeved upon the hollow post and engaging said post at an intermediate point, said separator body having a cup-shaped flange at its upper end to cooperate with thelower end of the main chamber of the main body and forming a chamber below the screen, and also having a waterchamber surrounding the hollow post, the said hollow-post having passages giving access to the chamber below the screen at a pointimmediately above the point of intermediate engagement of the separator body with the hollow post, and also having passages communicating from the interior of the post to thewater chamber, and a stopcock closing the lower end of the hollow post and the water chamber.

8. A separator and strainer, comprising a screen chamber, a screen mounted therein, a water chamber arranged below the screen chamber and separated therefrom by a partition, an inlet passage leading through said partition and communicating both with the water chamber and with the screen chamber below the screen, the said'screen chamber having a suitable outlet above the screen.

In wltness whereof, I, have hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, Indiana,

this fifth day of May, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and nine.

GEORGE M. SOHEBLER. EL. 9.]

Witnesses:

v ARTHUR M. H001),

THOMAS W;- MOMEANS. 

